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Newspaper’s Founders to Depart

Zendelle Bouchard holds a copy of the first print edition of the Sanford Springvale News from September 2020. Photo: Gail Burnett By Gail Burnett Zendelle Bouchard never intended to make a long career of producing a weekly paper for her adopted hometown. In fact, she never intended to be a journalist at all. But after the pandemic derailed a project she and her husband Dave Rude were working on, they decided to try and fill the news gap that existed…
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School Spirit Was Alive for Homecoming

The curtain has fallen on Sanford High School’s 2024 Homecoming Week. From October 9-14, the halls echoed with the sounds of Broadway as students, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate the school spirit in theatrical style, culminating in the high school’s annual Homecoming Parade. Each class brought their chosen Broadway musical theme to life during the parade. Seniors transformed the school into Rydell High with their “Grease” theme, complete with leather jackets and poodle skirts. The juniors made a…
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Romance Blooms at Final Art Walk

Marissa Glover and Anthony Paro at the Oct. 11 Art Walk Photo: Evelyn Nitzberg Anthony Paro and Marissa Glover got engaged to marry at the Oct. 11 Art Walk in downtown Sanford. The Whitefield, ME couple had met on a “make friends” chatting app and had been thinking about getting married for two years, according to Sanford Arts Commission member Evelyn Nitzberg. He wanted to pop the question at an art event and learned about the art walk on the…
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Local Author to Discuss Stephen King’s Maine Inspirations at Springvale Library

Stephen King holds author Sharon Kitchens’ book, which he calls “really interesting.” Photo Credit: Twitter/X By Brian Boisvert For fans of horror master Stephen King, the Springvale Public Library has a fun Halloween treat in store. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to explore the real-life Maine locations that inspired some of his most famous – and most frightening – fictional towns and stories at an upcoming author event at the library (443 Main St., Springvale). On Wednesday, October 16…
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Early Childhood Teacher Gets a Call from President Biden

Liz Reynolds in her new classroom at Sanford Springvale YMCA Photo: Lee Burnett Liz Reynolds had only been teaching Pre-K at the Sanford Springvale YMCA for two days when she got a call from the White House. Within a week, she was talking to President Biden on Facetime. “It was wild,” said Reynolds. “I was a little speechless.” Reynolds had rehearsed for the occasion with YMCA Director Andy Orazio and was anxious about delivering scripted messages, but was put at…
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